Seal for jugs or bottles.



No. 695,709. l Patented Mar. I9, |902.

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SEAL FOR JUGS 0H BOTTLES.

(Appliuat n nl d Aug 10 1901) (No Model.)

P la" s PETEH cro.. PHorouNO., WASHINGTON. n. c.

ATENT Fries.

JOHN P. DANT, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

'SEAL FQR JUGS OR BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming partk of Letters Patent No. 695,709, dated March 18, 1902.

Application filed August l0, 1901.

serai No. 71,571. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. DANT, a citizen of the United States, and a'`l resident of Louisville,in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seals for .I ugs or Bottles, of which the following is a specification. The object of this invention is to provide a closure for jugs, bottles, and similar vessels which will cover the cork and securely lock it in place, so that the contents of the jug or bottle cannot be removed without first destroying the seal forming a part of the locking device. Y Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a sealing device of this character which can be readily and conveniently removed to release the cork and which will not in any manner injure the jug or bottle, therebypermitting the latter to be used for ordinary purposes or by the proprietors of the seal.

The invention is more especially adapted for application to bottles or jugs containing high-grade liquors to necessitate the break ing of a seal before the original contents can be removed, and therebyprovide for readily detecting a fraudulent attempt to sell a spurious article under the labels of a reliable manufacturer.

Theinvention consists in the particular construction and combination of parts constituting my improved closure or sealing device, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and more specifically set forth in the appended claim. p

In the drawings which accompany this specification 4and form a part hereof, Figure l is a side elevation showing the application of my invention to a jug. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the jug. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the devices applied. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view. Y v Y Though I shall hereindescribe my invention as applied to a jug, as `also shown in the drawings, it will be understood that it could also be applied to a bottle or other vessel employed in dispensing liquors, Src.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of the jug, and B the neck, and in carrying out my invention the lower portion of said neck is thickened at b, forming an internal shoulder c2, the cork being adapted to be inserted in the thickened portion or opening c thereof. In the neck of the bottle ata suitable distance above the shoulder c2 are formed holes d, two at each side of said neck, which are adapted to receive a looped wire D for holding the cork in place. Inconnec-V tion with this wire I employ a'disk E, of such size as to lit snugly within the mouth c', and this diskis placed directly upon the cork,

while the wire extends across the disk to securely hold it in place, the terminal portions of the wire extending beyond the outside of the neck to receive a seal by which it is sejug, so that said disk will prevent the cork from being removed. or tampered with until the seal is broken. The shoulder c2 will limit the downward movement of the disk E, so that the cork cannot be pushed into the jug by pressure upon said disk. Disk E is provided centrally with la loop e, through which the looped wireis passed.

In sealing a jug with my improved closure the said jug is filled, the stopper or cork C is then inserted into the opening c, the disk E placedxinto the mouth c' to bear upon said stopper or cork, the ends of the looped wire D are threaded through the holes to extend across the disk, and the said wire is then locked in place by clamping the lead seal F upon the terminal portions of the same.` This will seal the cork Within the neck of the bottle, and before the contents can be removed it will be necessary to break the lead seal which unites the ends of the wire. In opening the jug the sealing device can be quickly removed by prying 0E the lead seal and then prying out the looped wire which holds the disk and cork in place. In the operation of removing the seal and wire a pointed instrument may be used and inserted between the neck and seal and between the neck and connecting portion of the wire in the recess c3;

It will be noted that the device herein IOO shown and described provides a very simple and eli'ective means for sealing a jug or similar vessel and that when sealed the cork is held securely in place and entirely protected against being tampered with. Therefore to have access to the contents of the jug it will be necessary to break and destroy the seal, and though the jug may be used for ordinary purposes the absence of a perfect seal ou the jug will indicate that the original contents have been removed. The device will therefore be of great advantage to manufacturers of high-grade liquors, as it will be a guarantee that the jugs or bottles provided with the seal contain the manufacturers goods.

Having thus described my invent-ion, I claim- In a sealing device for jugs, dac., the combination, of the neck of the jug having holes through the same and a reduced opening beloW said holes, `a cork placed iu the reduced opening, a disk placed upon the cork and having an eye e, a looped wire passed through the holes iu the neck to bear upon the disk, and a lead seal engaging the ends of the Wire loop and holding said Wire in locked engagement with the neck of the jug, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN P. DAN'l.

Vitnesses:

Luo W. SMITH, v JOHN B. ABELL. 

